AllyMax

Next time we're looking for a manager, you should start a rumour that Thom Bollah is up for the job and see how long it takes to get in the Sun or the Record.

Genius or tombola......you decide !

So, is it 5-3-2 or 4-4-2 (or to be more accurate 5-4-1 or 4-5-1) ???????? None of the recent 'loaners' make the bench.

He'll be gone in three months with the papers calling him The Poundshop Jurgen Flopp.

Absolutely this. The last time we had a good defense was McGinn- Butcher - Casey. McGinn has organizational skills and bags of experience, Butcher was dominant and aggressive and Casey is just Casey. Aggressive but maybe not the best but he had two very experienced men with him. The new manager has looked at what he had and decided that was the best he could put on the park at the time, as did the previous one. If you think you could fix our defensive problems by dropping SOD you're borderline insane. Also, Dalby is one of the top scorers in the league, he's big, good in the air and dangerous. Should we not have had Gordon on him like a rash rather than a RB making do as a central defender ?

My question would be why is o'donnell marking their tall central goal scoring striker for a cross and not gordon ?

I feel a meltdown coming.......and possibly a 'manager is an oot of depth idiot that doesn't learn' thread,,........

Can imagine there's going to be a lot of hitting refresh about 1.45pm tomorrow on the twitter and facebook feeds...

Been thinking about this too. I think if you look at the non old firm teams that do well, or look back to our finishing 2nd or 3rd years or our 2 cup finals with Robbo.......we weren't exactly a football team. Kick rush, win the 2nd ball, swarm all over teams, score from punts into the box, win the 2nd ball and win the 2nd ball again. I think foreign coaches come here and try to bring in a different type of football....with possession, movement, positioning, supporting the player with the ball, and our players just can't carry it off that well. It'll work against some teams, but generally you'll come up against the hard fighting 2nd ball winners like killie or st mirren who will just bulldoze you. There's no four year development period for foreign managers introducing a new football ethos across a clubs ranks and levels. You're oot on your hole in 6 months if the results don't keep you competing for top 6 at least. These managers then have to sacrifice their 'football ethics' to survive.

This. i thought Wilson looked good at the start of the season. Very strong in the tackle and did well going forward. Not sure what's happened with him.

Not sure if this is true or not, but a Morton supporting pal has just tole me Stuperavic got a broken leg last night.

So does that mean Daws sourced him using his magic spreadsheet ??

The seethe on here when we start the next game with a back three of SO'D, Gordon and Blaney is going to be hilarious 😁

Vot time does ze next flight home leave ???

First training session pictures released... Now then guys......this is a ball.....

Same, it is exciting. Similar to when Harri Kampman took over when McLeish left rather than get us relegated.

Hopefully his assistant manager can stiffen up the defence.

Agree to a certain extent but he does have a tendency not to see anyone when he takes the ball forward and just run into defenders.

So, is that 442 or is Sparrow at right wing back ? Edit - Just noticed I've been beaten to that one.....

I agree.......mental appointment.

Just back from 2 weeks in Tenerife. Had the pleasure of the 2nd StJ and Tims games while there. I contacted the press to say I was ruling myself out of the managers job, but it must have been in the papers before I got home cause I never saw any mention.

I see from the BBC that St Mirren are having an 'unforgettable' season. Shame we're having a totally shite disaster of a season with relegation looming. If only we were up there with them. Hopefully the new manager can get us up the league to compete with the likes of them.

So who are your two central defenders in this back four then ? One can only assume that it's any two out of Casey, Gordon, Balmer and Blaney. I'd love to hear how you think having fewer defenders on the park will stop us losing goals.

You wouldn't think so. You know how bad this site gets after a cup loss to lower ranked opposition, so the amount of seethe coming from 50K huns must be great fun to watch 🙂 Thats a season ender for them.

Lennon might fancy the Rangers job now.....